About this ebook
“Leaves you moved, refreshed and, yes, maybe even enlightened.” —The New York Times (Critic's Pick)
In the overwhelming quiet of upstate New York, six urbanites assemble for a week of silent reflection, desperate to escape their chaotic lives, heal their emotional wounds, and search for peace. Guided only by the disembodied voice of an unseen guru, the participants take a strict vow of silence.
But as the quiet days drag on, suppressed desires, unspoken grievances, and awkward human impulses burst through the stillness with hilarious and heartbreaking force.
Written by 2026 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Bess Wohl (Liberation), Small Mouth Sounds is a quiet, funny, and deeply poignant exploration of human connection. Told largely through physical action and nuanced subtext rather than traditional dialogue, Wohl’s groundbreaking play asks how we answer life’s biggest questions when words fail us.
Includes the complete original performance text, character notes, preface, and full stage directions.
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About the author
Bess Wohl is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Tony Award winner whose plays have been produced on and off Broadway, across the United States, and internationally. Her works include Liberation, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2026 Tony Award for Best Play, Grand Horizons (Tony Award nominee for Best Play), Small Mouth Sounds, Camp Siegfried, Make Believe, American Hero, and Barcelona. She also wrote and directed the feature film Baby Ruby, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and has written for television, including Apple TV+’s Extrapolations.
